Five State-Owned Russian Banks Fall Under Bloc's Sanctions

BRUSSELS—The European Union on Thursday published the details of its economic sanctions against Russia for allegedly fueling the violent conflict in eastern Ukraine.

The bloc identified five state-owned Russian banks that will fall under the sanctions: Sberbank, VTB Bank, Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank and Rosselkhozbank. EU investors will be forbidden from buying equity or bonds with a maturity longer than 90 days issued by the banks...